How easily do Oakley X Metal Lenses Scratch?

[htrap2294]

Particularly the Iridium polarized variants?

 

[Nortika]

Pretty easy, unfortunetly

 

[htrap2294]

Pretty easy, unfortunetly

On a scratch resistance scale of 1-10, with a 6-7 being about the hardness of your iPhone screen?

 

[OakleyFrankFMJ]

On a scratch resistance scale of 1-10, with a 6-7 being about the hardness of your iPhone screen?

.5

 

[htrap2294]

.5

Jesus...looks like I need to stock up on lenses then.

 

[PitBoss]

Yup. Thats your best bet.
They have been known to acquire scratches quite simply from looking through them.

 

[supersharp]

Don't look through them the wrong way and definitely don't let others look at them except for in pictures. You have found the Achilles heel of Oakley. However, optics are second to none.

 

[Chris A Hardaway]

I'd rate them a 2/10.... 1 being yogurt! Lol.

 

[miss.dispatch]

Can confirm this (unfortunately) Luckily most scratches are superficial/hairline. Hopefully you don't give them *too* much character!

 

[Slojack]

I can attest to walking into an aluminum awning wearing brand new DWPs will destroy them. However if youre wearing XMetals, the frames will do damage to the awning.